Pocket door slide

ABSTRACT

A pocket door system for the suspension of a pocket door within an entertainment cabinet or the like is shown with a rack and pinion guide associated with each pocket door slide and a synchronization shaft for transmittal of the actuation of one pocket door slide to the other, and where the installation of the pocket door slide and rack and pinion guide are integral to each other and also provide an improved alignment method.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a suspension system forsupporting a cabinet door. More particularly, the present inventionrelates to a door slide system for the support of a door in a closedposition, and allowing it to traverse to an open position, andthereafter, allowing it to be retracted into a portion in a cabinet, ina state where it can be retrieved and restored to the fully openposition and then ultimately to a closed position once again.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] In recent years, entertainment centers have become modified and,in particular, one type of entertainment center has evolved into afairly common style of product. This particular type of entertainmentcenter comprises an upright cabinet that may be camouflaged by style andfinish to appear as though it were one of the existing pieces in abedroom suite or other related articles of furniture in a residence or ahotel.

[0005] This cabinet is typified by having a pair of large doors thatenclose an opening in the upper part of the cabinet area. These doorsmay be opened and they would reveal a television set or a stereo systemthat has been conveniently hidden from view until and unless it isdesired to be used. Many times, these cabinets are found in hotel roomswhere they conveniently combine a series of drawers within the samecabinet, providing utilitarian storage as well as the provisions for theentertainment center.

[0006] Because it has been found to be desirable to keep the componentsof the entertainment center out of sight when not in use, the doors thatare found on such cabinets provide an important function of concealment.As the design of this type of cabinetry evolved, it was not satisfactoryto have the doors merely hinged onto the sides of the cabinet wallssince they could rotate back into a semi-closed or fully closed positionobscuring the entertainment center.

[0007] As a result, suspension systems for hanging the doors that weredeveloped that allowed the doors to traverse into the interior of thecabinet into a so-called “pocket” space in parallel alignment with thecabinet walls. The suspension systems have typically been based upon theusage of slide technology, notably precision slide technology, such asthose found in office furniture applications and the like. In the caseof the door applications, however, it is necessary to use a modifiedslide in a way that allows the door to be mounted to a portion of asliding element, while at the same time allowing it to hinge when itreaches the fully opened position. In this manner, the functionality ofthe suspension system provides both an opening and closing relationshiprelative to the door and the hinge, as well as a transitioning actionbetween a forward position and a rear position within the cabinet body.

[0008] These doors have now become known euphemistically as pocket doorsand the slide suspension system that supports them in these applicationshas earned the moniker of pocket door slide.

[0009] A number of pocket door slide systems have been known in theprior art, including the Accuride 1332/1432 version (U.S. Pat. No.4,974,912) which utilizes the components of the precision slides in themanner described above. However, it also utilizes a cable system to keepthe door itself oriented correctly through all phases of the operation.The tendency of the door to sag or to deflect has been a problem in theindustry, and the Accuride 1332/1432 is one attempt to solve thisproblem. The deflection or sagging of the pocket door in theinstallation has been exacerbated over time for the reason that theusers of the entertainment systems have sought to install larger andlarger componentry. This results in the need for a larger door, whichbrings along with it additional weight as well as height and width, allof which increases the loading on the pocket door slide tremendously. Atpresent, the desirably for increasing the load carrying capacity of thepocket door slide appears to continue to increase over time and thesolutions that were brought forth previously by way of prior art are illequipped to handle this ever increasing problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] A pocket door slide system, comprising at least a pair ofpositioned door slides mountable onto the inner wall of a cabinet,further including a mounting means for mounting a pocket door theretoand oriented to provide translational movement from a rear positionwithin the cabinet to a forward position within the cabinet and also toprovide hinged rotation of the pocket door between an open position anda closed position with respect to the cabinet front.

[0011] The pocket door slide system of the present invention furtherincludes a rack and pinion means which provides aligned orientation ofthe pocket door mounted to the pocket door system, while at the sametime providing biased resistance to the loading experienced in pocketdoor assemblies.

[0012] The rack means for the present invention also includes speciallyperforated rack sections, allowing for convenient adjustment of thelength of the rack to fit the commonly available sizes of the pocketdoor slide systems.

[0013] In addition, the pocket door slide system of the presentinvention also has an alignment feature, whereby the pinion gearsassociated with the mounting means and which guide the pocket door inthe aligned position are provided a zero start point to ensure that bothcomponents of the pocket door system are positioned correctly.

[0014] It is an object of the present invention to provide a pocket doorsystem that is easy to install.

[0015] It is also an object of the present invention to provide a pocketdoor system that is self-aligning in terms of the components.

[0016] It is an object of the present invention to provide a pocket doorsystem that has a robust character that resists the increasing loadingthat is found in the pocket door applications of today.

[0017] These and other objects of the present invention will beexplained in detail below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In the drawings:

[0019]FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an entertainment cabinet,housing a television set, and with one pocket door in the closedposition and one pocket door in a semi-open position.

[0020]FIG. 2(a) is a cross-sectional view of the interior of anentertainment cabinet showing a pocket door as mounted to the pocketdoor system of the present invention and in the fully retractedposition.

[0021]FIG. 2(b) is a cross-sectional view of a portion of anentertainment cabinet wherein the pocket door system is supporting apocket door in the fully extended forward position.

[0022]FIG. 2(c) is a cross-sectional view of a portion of anentertainment cabinet with a pocket door system supporting a pocket doorin the fully extended position and in the closed position with respectto the cabinet front.

[0023]FIG. 3 is a rear end view of a component of a pocket door systemas installed onto a cabinet wall.

[0024]FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of an entertainmentcabinet in similar orientation as that shown in FIG. 2(b) showing indetail one component of the pocket door system as installed.

[0025]FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the rack used in the pocketdoor system of the present invention

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0026] In accordance with FIG. 1, an entertainment cabinet 10 is shownwith pocket doors 12(a) and 12(b) and is housing in this instance atelevision set 14. The entertainment cabinet is also shown with pocketdoor 12(a) in the closed position, and with pocket door 12(b) in asemi-open position, thus revealing the components inside the cabinetitself.

[0027] Turning now to FIGS. 2(a)-2(c), the interior of the entertainmentcabinet 10 is shown with pocket door 12 in phantom. Also revealed iscabinet wall 16.

[0028] In the application shown, pocket door slide 20 is shown asinstalled both at the top portion and the rear portion of the cabinetwall. Each pocket door slide is further comprised of channel member 22,ball bearing retainer 24, and mounting plate 26. Located on the mountingplate 26 is hinge base 28 which is engaged with door hinge 30.

[0029] As may be viewed in the figures in gross detail is rack andpinion guide 40, which further comprises pinion gear 42 in closeassociation with access hole 44 and in association with rack 46. Alsoincluded as part of the rack and pinion guide is the synchronizationshaft 48, which includes shaft ends 50 and which is mounted to themounting plate by means of pillow block type shaft housings 52.

[0030] As indicated in the description of the drawings, the FIGS.2(a)-2(c) represent a progression of events commencing with the pocketdoor in the fully retracted position, proceeding to a fully extendedposition in FIG. 2(b) and ultimately to a closed position, as shown inFIG. 2(c).

[0031] With reference to FIG. 3, components of the pocket door slideassembly can be viewed such as the mounting plate channel 54, which isin close cooperation with the ball retainer and channel member.

[0032]FIG. 4 displays more detail with respect to the componentry of thepresent invention. FIG. 4 shows in detail one of the pocket door slideswith the channel member 22, the ball bearing retainer 24, the mountingplate 26, the rack and pinion guide 40, the pinion gear 42, the accessholes 44, and the rack 46. Visible also is the rear stop 56, as well asthe channel member mounting holes 58.

[0033] Finally, turning to FIGS. 5 and 6, portion of the rack are shownin much more detail, notably with the rack front 60 and the associatedmounting holes 62, and a number of break-offs 64. FIG. 6 represents theopposite ends of the rack itself, with the rack rear 66 and with thealignment post 68.

[0034] In operation, a pocket door is made mountable to the mountingplate by using a conventional hinge assembly, commonly known as a“Euro-hinge.” These hinges have numerous advantages, including theirthree-way adjustability and also the ability to remove the hinge dooreasily from the application.

[0035] The pocket door slide itself is made mountable to the side wallof a cabinet by means of screw fasteners. In order to do this, thechannel member 22 is inserted into the interior of the rack, as can beseen in FIGS. 5 and 6, has a recessed area that is able to receive theprofile of the channel member 22. Simultaneously, the channel member hasan alignment hole 63, which is located at the rear of the channel memberand which compatibly mounts onto the alignment post 68. By bringingtogether the channel member and the rack in this fashion, the twocomponents are aligned perfectly relative to each other, and as will benoted once the forward portion of the channel member is locatedappropriately at the face frame or front vertical edge of the cabinet,then both the lower pocket door slide and an upper pocket door slidewill be in alignment with each other.

[0036] The two pocket door slides are connected by the synchronizationshaft 48. The shaft itself is retained by the shaft housings, located onthe mounting plate 26. Actuation of the pocket door in a forward to rearor vice versa motion actuates the pinion as it travels along the rack.This action is transferred rotatably to the synchronization shaft, whichcommunications the same actuation to the opposing pocket door slide. Inthis fashion, neither pocket door slide is allowed to move independentfrom the other, thereby fixing the pocket door slides in relationship toeach other.

[0037] As now may be appreciated, the concept of providing definitivealignment between the rack, the channel member reduces the alignmentproblems between one pocket door slide and the other to a simplequestion of alignment in the installation of each relative to thecabinet wall. In this regard, the face frame or front vertical case edgeof the cabinet operates as a guide with respect to the installation ofthe pocket door slide, providing a common reference point from onepocket door slide to the other, resulting in a coherent and alignedinstallation in a very simplified manner.

[0038] Part of the benefits of associating the channel member within therecess of the rack is the fact that the alignment issue is solved, butit also simplifies the actual mounting of each to the cabinet wall.Since the channel member mounting holes are in parallel orientation withthe mounting holes 62 in the rack, these may be brought together as oneunit and screwed into the cabinet wall once the desired positionrelative to the face front has been established.

[0039] Another aspect to the present invention is the usage of the breakoffs 64 at the front portion of the rack. These break offs are set atpredetermined lengths, consistent with the various sizes of pocket doorslide assemblies, such that only one mold need be made to produce therack and the resulting piece can be trimmed to fit the particular sizeproduct being installed. This has the advantage of reducing the cost ofthe plastic racks, while retaining all of the functionality as describedabove.

[0040] The usage of what amounts to a double rack and double pinion foreach pocket door slide not only ensures that the actuation of the pocketdoor will be transmitted precisely and accurately between two or more ofthe pocket door slides, but it will also provide increased bias withrespect to the tendency of the pocket door to load the system, and tosag. It is commonplace in the industry to install such systems with aslight cant or angle in the range of a few degrees in order tocompensate for the deflection that is inherent in the components.However, beyond this, the double rack approach for each pocket doorslide provides enough resistance to the continued loading so as toprevent any elastic deformation of the overall system, leading to apoorly aligned door.

[0041] It should be understood that the pocket door slides of thepresent invention could be ganged in multiples beyond the pairedinstallation shown in the drawings. The synchronization shaft 48 can beallowed to extend above and below each pocket door slide, allowingmultiple installations to occur, which can be beneficial when anextraordinary application is encountered. Special and custominstallations where large doors or very large loads are to be handledcan be sized appropriately and the advantages of the present inventionallow that in such multiple installations that alignment is ensuredeasily and accurately.

[0042] The embodiment disclosed within this application is meant to beillustrative of the present invention and is not meant to be limiting inany way with respect to its construction or its use in actual practice.

What is claimed is:
 1. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket doorwithin a cabinet, where the pocket door can be moved reversibly betweena retracted position to an extended position, and where in the extendedposition the pocket door may be further transitioned by rotation of thepocket door to a closed position in relation to the cabinet front,compression; at least two channel members attachable in spaced parallelrelation to a sidewall of a cabinet; a mounting place associated witheach of said channel members, where said mounting plate includes amounting channel that slidably engages said channel member; at least onehinge associated with each of said mounting plate, where said hinge isoriented for compatible attachments to a pocket door; at least one rackwhere each of said racks is integrally mounted to the sidewall of acabinet with the attachment of each channel member to the sidewall; atleast one pinion gear engageable with each of said racks, where saidpinion gear is rotatably connected to said mounting plates by a shaft; ashaft interconnecting each of said mounting plates; a ball bearingretainer interconnected between each of said channel member and saidmounting channel, where said ball bearing retainer further includes aplurality of ball bearings that are disposed between said channel memberand said mounting channel to provide sliding movement between saidchannel member and said mounting channel; and, a shaft housing formounting said shaft to the mounting plate.
 2. A slide assembly forsupporting a pocket door as in claim 1, where at least two racks areintegrateably mounted with each channel member.
 3. A slide assembly forsupporting a pocket door as in claim 1, where said rack is trimmable toselective lengths.
 4. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket door asin claim 1, where said channel member further includes an alignmentreference that compatibly aligns with a corresponding alignmentreference located on said rack.
 5. A slide assembly for supporting apocket door as in claim 2, where said two racks are formed as one part.6. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 1, wherethe pocket door is reversibly detachable from said mounting plate.
 7. Aslide assembly for supporting a door attached to a sidewall, where thedoor is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position,comprising; at least two channel members attachable in spaced parallelrelation to the sidewall; a mounting plate associated with each of saidchannel members, where said mounting plate includes a mounting channelthat slideably engages said channel member, and where the door isattached to said mounting plate; at least one rack, where each of saidrack is integrally mounted to the sidewall with the attachment of eachchannel member to the sidewall; a shaft interconnected with each of saidmounting plates; at least one pinion gear engageable with each of saidracks, and where each pinion gear is rotatably connected to saidmounting plate by the shaft; a ball bearing retainer interconnectedbetween each of said channel member and said mounting channel, wheresaid ball bearing retainer further includes a plurality of ball bearingsthat are disposed between said channel member and said mounting channelto provide sliding movement between said channel member and saidmounting channel; and, a shaft housing for mounting said shaft to themounting plate.
 8. A slide assembly for supporting a door as in claim 6,where at least two racks are integrally mountable with each channelmember.
 9. A slide assembly for supporting a door as in claim 6, wheresaid rack is trimmable to selective lengths.
 10. A slide assembly forsupporting a door as in claim 6, where said channel member furtherincludes an alignment reference that compatibly aligns with acorresponding alignment reference located on said rack.
 11. A slideassembly for supporting a door as in claim 7, where said two racks areformed as one part.
 12. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket doorwithin a cabinet, where the pocket door can be moved, in reversiblefashion, between a retracted position to an extended position, and wherein the extended position the pocket door may be further transitioned byrotation of the pocket door to a closed position in relation to thecabinet front, comprising; at least two channel members attachable inspaced parallel relation to a sidewall of a cabinet; a mounting plateassociated with each of said channel members, where said mounting plateincludes a mounting channel that slideably engages said channel member;at least one hinge associated with each of said mounting plate, wheresaid hinge is oriented for compatible attachment to a pocket door; atleast one rack associated with each of said channel members, where eachsuch rack is in fixed spatial relation to each of said channel members;a shaft interconnected with each of said mounting plates; at least onepinion gear engageable with each of said racks and where each suchpinion gear is rotatably connected to said mounting plates by the shaft;a ball bearing retainer interconnected between each of said channelmember and said mounting channel, where said ball bearing retainerfurther includes a plurality of ball bearings that are disposed betweensaid channel member and said mounting channel to provide slidingmovement between said channel member and said mounting channel; a shafthousing for mounting said shaft to the mounting plate, where said shafthousing is alignable with each of other such shaft housings associatedwith each of other such mounting plates and where said shaft issimultaneously extendable through each of said shaft housings and wheresaid shaft is in transverse alignment with each of said channel members.13. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 11, wheresaid rack is integrally mountable to the sidewall of a cabinet with theattachment of each channel member to the sidewall.
 14. A slide assemblyfor supporting a pocket door as in claim 11, where at least two racksare integrally mountable with each channel member.
 15. A slide assemblyfor supporting a pocket door as in claim 12, where said rack istrimmable to selective lengths.
 16. A slide assembly for supporting apocket door as in claim 13, where said two racks are formed as one part.17. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 15, wheresaid two racks formed as one part, are trimmable to selective lengths.18. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 11, wherethe pocket door is reversibly detachable from the mounting plate.
 19. Aslide assembly for supporting a pocket door within a cabinet, where thepocket door can be moved, in reversible fashion, between a retractedposition to an extended position, and where in the extended position thepocket door may be further transitioned by rotation of the pocket doorto a closed position in relation to the cabinet front, comprising; atleast two channel members attachable to a sidewall of a cabinet; amounting plate associated with each of said channel members, where saidmounting plate includes a mounting channel that slideably engages saidchannel member; at least one rack associated with each of said channelmembers; a shaft interconnected with each of said mounting plate; atleast one pinion gear engageable with each of said racks and where eachof such pinion gear is rotatably connected to said mounting plates bythe shaft; a ball bearing retainer interconnected between each of saidchannel member and said mounting channel, where said ball bearingretainer further includes a plurality of ball bearings that are disposedbetween said channel member and said mounting channel to provide slidingmovement between said channel member and said channel; a shaft housingfor mounting said shaft to the mounting plate; a reference point on eachof said channel members, and a corresponding reference point on each ofsaid racks, where each of said channel member reference point and saidrack reference point are alignable and in the aligned condition orienteach of said rack and said channel member combination in a selectedspatial relation, and where said channel members are in spaced parallelrelation to each other when installed on a sidewall of a cabinet andeach of said channel member is simultaneously alignable at the forwardedge of the sidewall of a cabinet, and where the combination of thealignment of said racks with said channel member and the alignment ofsaid channel members results in an overall aligned state.
 20. A slideassembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 17, where said shafthousing is alignable with each of other such shaft housings associatedwith each of other such mounting plates and where said shaft issimultaneously extendable through each of said shaft housings and wheresaid shaft is in transverse alignment with each of said channel members.21. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 17, wheresaid rack includes a web portion which said web portion contains saidrack reference point.
 22. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket dooras in claim 17 where at least two racks are associated with each of saidchannel members.
 23. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket door as inclaim 20, where said two racks are formed as one part.
 24. A slideassembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 21, where said tworacks are joined by a web portion.
 25. A slide assembly for supporting apocket door as in claim 22, where said web portion contains said rackreference point.
 26. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket doorwithin a cabinet, where the pocket door can be moved, in reversiblefashion, between a retracted position to an extended position, and wherein the extended position the pocket door may be further transitioned byrotation of the pocket door to a closed position in relation to thecabinet front, comprising; at least two channel members attachable to asidewall of a cabinet; a mounting plate associated with each of saidchannel members, where said mounting plate includes a mounting channelthat slideably engages said channel member; at least one rack associatedwith each of said channel members, where each of said racks isintegrally mountable to the sidewall of a cabinet with the attachment ofeach channel member to the sidewall; a shaft interconnected with each ofsaid mounting plate; at least one pinion gear engageable with each ofsaid racks and where each of such pinion gear is rotatably connected tosaid mounting plates by the shaft; a ball bearing retainerinterconnected between each of said channel member and said mountingchannel, where said ball bearing retainer further includes a pluralityof ball bearings that are disposed between said channel member and saidmounting channel to provide sliding movement between said channel memberand said mounting channel; a shaft housing for mounting said shaft tothe mounting plate; a reference point on each of said channel members,and a corresponding reference point on each of said racks, where each ofsaid channel member reference point and said rack reference point arealignable and in the aligned condition orient each of said rack and saidchannel member combination in a selected spatial relation, and wheresaid channel members are in spaced parallel relation to each other wheninstalled on a sidewall of a cabinet and each of said channel members issimultaneously alignable at the forward edge of the sidewall of acabinet, and where the combination of the alignment of said racks withsaid channel members, and the alignment of said channel members to eachother such channel member, and the alignment of each of said channelmembers results in an overall aligned state.
 27. A slide assembly forsupporting a pocket door as in claim 24, where said shaft housing isalignable with each of other such shaft housings associated with each ofother such mounting plates and where said shaft is simultaneouslyextendable through each of said shaft housings and where said shaft isin transverse alignment with each of said channel members.
 28. A slideassembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 24, where said rackincludes a web portion that contains a rack reference point.
 29. A slideassembly for supporting a pocket door as in claim 26 where said rack webportion further includes spaced holes compatible with the simultaneousmounting of the rack with the channel member to a sidewall of a cabinet.30. A slide assembly for supporting a pocket door within a cabinet,where the pocket door can be moved, in reversible fashion, from aretracted position to an extended position, and where in the extendedposition the pocket door may be further transitioned by rotation of thepocket door to a closed position in relation to the cabinet front, andwhere the slide assembly included at least two channel members in spacedparallel relation, a mounting plate associated with each of the channelmembers and witch mounting plate is slideably engaged to each suchchannel member, and where a rack guide is associated with each of thechannel members, and the mounting plates are interconnected by a shaftwhich also has disposed about its length pinion gears for engagement ofthe rack guides, the improvement thereof comprising the installation ofat least two racks with each channel member both of said racks being inspaced parallel relation above and below each channel member, and witheach corresponding pinion gear engaging each such corresponding rack.31. The slide assembly of claim 28, the improvement further comprising arack guide including two racks that are integrally formed and each rackis interconnected by a web portion.
 32. The slide assembly of claim 29,the improvement further comprising a rack guide with a rack referencepoint and a channel member with a channel reference point where the rackguide and the channel member are in a specific aligned relation whensaid rack reference point and channel reference point are each broughtinto alignment.
 33. The slide assembly of claim 29, the improvementfurther comprising a rack guide that is trimmable to selected lengths.34. A method for installation of a pocket door slide assembly within acabinet and for the installation of a pocket door thereon, the methodcomprising: selecting a length and height desired for a pocket drawerslide assembly, where the pocket door slide assembly comprises a pocketdoor slide including a channel member and a mounting plate slideablyengaged with the channel member and a shaft housing located on saidmounting plate, and at least one hinge mountable onto said mountingplate, and at least one shaft compatible with the height selected forthe pocket door assembly, and a rack guide, where both the channelmember and the rack guide are compatible with the length selected forthe pocket door assembly; acquiring at least two said pocket drawerslides; acquiring at least one of said shaft; acquiring at least anumber of pinion gears corresponding to the number of racks contained oneach of said rack guides, and where said pinion gears are reversiblyfastenable onto said shaft; combining and intermitting, at some pointprior to the fastening of a pocket door slide to the sidewall of acabinet, a first channel member and a first rack guide, where said firstchannel member and said first rack guide can be compatibly aligned withrespect to each other in preparation for simultaneous mounting of bothto the sidewall; aligning said first channel member in the desiredmounting position relative to the forward edge of a cabinet sidewall;aligning said first channel member in the desired mounting positionrelative to the selected vertical location of the first channel memberon the sidewall of a cabinet; aligning said first channel member in thedesired mounting position relative to horizontal, inclusive of anypre-selected angular compensation for correction of load deflection;fastening the combined and interfitted first channel member and firstrack guide to the sidewall in the aligned mounting positions;transitioning said mounting plate by slideable movement to a selectedreference point on said first channel member; repeating the above stepsof combining and interfitting, and aligning, for a second channel memberand a second rack guide, and further repeating same for each suchadditional channel member and each such additional rack guide asrequired; mounting onto said shaft, one pinion gear for each rackassociated with each of said rack guides, and placing each of saidpinion gear in approximate alignment in correspondence to the locationof each of said racks in anticipation of the installation of said shaftonto the mounting plates and in anticipation of the engagement of saidpinion gears with said racks; mounting the shaft and the pinion gearsdisposed thereon, onto the mounting plates; fixing the final aligned andengaged position of said pinion gears relative to said correspondingracks; transitioning the mounting plates and correspondingly the shaftand pinion gears, to a forward point of travel of the mounting plates onthe channel members; attaching at the same point prior to theinstallation of the pocket door onto the pocket door slide assembly, atleast one hinge onto each of said mounting plates and aligning the hingewith the desired installation position on the pocket door; attaching thepocket door to the hinge. PARTS LIST 10 entertainment cabinet 12 pocketdoor(s) (a) (b) 14 T.V. 16 cabinet wall 18 20 pocket door slide 22channel member 24 ball bearing retainer 26 mounting plate 28 hinge base30 door hinge 32 34 36 38 40 rack and pinion guide 42 pinion gear 44access hole 46 rack 48 synchronization shaft 50 shaft end 52 shafthousings 54 mounting plate channel 56 rear stop 58 channel membermounting holes 60 rack front 62 mounting holes 64 break-off 66 rack rear68 alignment post 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100